Some significant dates in the history of the Whydah Galley

The Trial of Eight Pirates:

October 18, 1717

Arrival of King George's pardon in New York and Boston:

The HMS Phoenix brought the Pardon to New York no later than November 4, 1717. News of her arrival had reached Boston no later than November 11, 1717.

-         Boston Newsletter, 11/11/1717

Execution of the six pirates:

November 15, 1717

They were:

Simon Van Vorst

John Brown

Thomas Baker

Hendrick Quintor

Peter Cornelius Hoof

John Shuan

Judicial murder: the unjustified execution of the death penalty